[Anna Walker – Illustrator / Author]
Anna Walker:
I'm Anna Walker. I'm an illustrator and author, and I am this year's Premiers’ Reading Challenge illustrator.
When I read the theme for this year, ‘20 years of Words and Wonder,’ I immediately thought about one of my favourite books, ‘James and the Giant Peach.’ And when the grasshopper said to James, ‘My dear fellow, there are a whole lot of things in this world you haven't started wondering about yet,’ I felt like that grasshopper was speaking to me. That idea of, I do believe that there are a whole lot of things that we haven't started wondering about yet.
I wanted to bring that feeling into the posters. So, as a result, I thought straight away I would love to use animals in the theme. When someone sees the posters, I hope that they see the possibility of stories to capture the imagination, to provide a place of connection and wonder.
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Victoria State Government logo
Authorised by the Victorian Government, Melbourne.
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